Display-case.



No. 821,573. PATBNTED MAY 22, 1906.

J. E. ALLISON.

DISPLAY CASE.

APPLICATION FILED BECA. 1905.

my I invento? play-case or receptacle tures ofmy invention. Fig. -2 1s a rear eleva- 1 l JAMEsLIiIiILLIsON, ori ST1 STATES Louis. Missoum, AsscNoR 1:0 JDR- J-f'i MCLEAN MEDICINE COMPANY, OF sT.- LOUIS, MISSOURI, A CORPO- RATION OFMISSOURI.

To all whom it -may concern:

. Be it known'that I, JAMEs'E. ALLisON, a 'ci'tize'n of the United States, residing at St. Louis, Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Im rovement in Display-Cases, of which the fo lowing a full, clear, and exact description, such'fasv will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part A in whichiiie 1 is a front elevational view o f a dis-` embodying the feational view of the case shown in Fig. 1. Fi

is a sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of 1, andFig. 4 is a sectional view taken on `the line 4 4 of Fig. 1.

This invention relates to devices for displaying articles for sale ,and the Object of the inventionA is to A Y previdea case or receptacle adapted to contain a number of articles,

j'A some of which are exposed to view,v andA which is which preventsany of the articles from being provided with a locking device,

-' surreptitiously removed from the case. De-

1 with a locking device that cannot the rear of the device to permit ces of this character are used extensively 1 in stores yfor displaying to the retail trade arle, as boxes of cougheretofore the devices which have beenin general use had no means or'preventing a dishonest person from renlioving the articles therefrom, so that :very

-"^ ticle`s.such, for exam drops/or matches.Y

he device herein shown, which embodies any of thearticles therein from being surreptitiously removed, as said device is provided be seen by the prospective purchaser, but which can be operated by the owner or clerkstanding in the articles to be removed therefrom. l

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the .front Wall of a case or receptacle, and 2 designates the ,rear wall thereof, said walls be' provided with telescopingflanges 3 and 4, so

' that the case -is constructed practically the same as a box. -The rear wall is provided 4with a plurality of' guides 5,3which extend parallel to the side anges and confine in position three rows of articles, herein shown. as

` boxes 6. A guide-blockT'isalsoeonneced Specification ofLetters Patent." i Application mea December A1905. serial No. 290.170.

uentlythe displayed articles were stolen.

the preferred formof my invention, prevents DISPLAY-OASE.. l

dotted lines in Fi 1 and in section in Fig. '4, and reciprocating piece 9. A s acingbetween one o guides 5 ofthe -so that a sufficient spaceV is provided t i the locking device to be moved upwardly, as.

, The' guides 5-donot extend for the full heightof the case, but ter- *E minate some distance from theloweriange the lowermost boxes f; of the rows can bemoved laterally inl-the di-v rection of the arrow in Fig. 1 'when vthe lock' i the lowerlportionfpf-f hereinafter described.

of the rear wall, so that ing device is elevated,

the ri ht-hand`flanges of the fro'nt andgrea walls eing cut awa to provide a'fdiscliargef-j,

h lwhich the articles, areV removed'fl, Prefera ly ,the front wall -is' pro-iii. vided with 'three 'openings 11, which exp'osefto '17;'. the view of the purchasers the lowerm'o'st box f and the rear Wallis provided z with three longitudinally extending4 slits i12, which enables the clerk to see the number of boxes in each row, said rear wall being also Y of each row,

provided with a transverselyextending opening 13, in which the clerk inserts his fin; ger to move one of the boxes laterally. The

rear wall is also provided with an` elon ated opening 14, in which the clerk inserts his finger to engage the locking device'S and move it upwardly into its inoperative position to permit one of the boxes to be removed. For holding the case or receptacle in an position legs 1.5 are secured to the rear wa From the fore ceptacle of simple construction which will expose to the view ofthe purchaser tle kind of articles which are in the case and which is provided with means for preventing any of the articles Afrom being removed. surrepti# tiously. The row of articles nearest the discharge-opening will of course become ex- 1 hausted first; but by moving one .of the articles from the second row laterallythe three openings in the front wall can be kept f lled, itl being understood that as an article is re- Patented May 22, 1906. A,

uprilght oing description it will be seen that I have evised a display case or relic 'moved the one above it v,will automatically TIO drop into position. Preferably the case or rece tacle- .1s made lof cardboard, so that it can e' eolstruetedat small cost by the manufacturer f'fthe iarticles, *and thus dispense with the necessity of using one receptacle for shi ping thearticles and a different receptac e for displaying the articles for sale to the retail trade. It should be understood, howeven-that -the kind 'of material from which 1o the case is constructed or Athe number of articles contained therein isimmaterial so far asrny invention is concerned.

v Havin'gthus described .my-invention, what claimfas new, and desire to secure by Letters f l. vAdisplay case or receptacle adapted to 'lholdia number'f articlesand having a side wall .provided with a discharge-opening, means "for-supporting "said receptacle in an 2o upright position, :and a movable locking devicefonpreventingan article from being removedthrougfh said discharge-opening when Msaid-.flocking device is lin its operative positionysubstantiallyas described.

g2; dsplaylcase orreceptacle constructed alto holda nurnber of rows ofarticles and hava iside wa'll provided with a dischargei o eningiinalinement with the lowermost ar- "tlclesofthe rowsfanda Amovable locking dei3o ivice-adatpted to prevent anv article from being hiou"hfthe discharge-opening when 4 .Y mvea,

".sald'locking'w eyice is in its operative posi- .tion,siibs"tantially as described.

u 3. displa'yicase or receptacle adapted to gsflilda number .of articles and provided with 'fritanii-rear Walls, the front wall'being provided with an openin to expose to view some of the articles in t ereceptacle and the rear wall being provided with an opening to expose to view a portion of each article in the receptacle, said receptacle havingfa side wall provided with a discharge-openlng throu h which the articles are removed, and a lodi(- ing device adapted to be operated from the rear of the receptacle for preventing the articles from being moved through the discharge-opening; substantially as described.

4. A display case or receptacle of box-like construction provided with a plurality of guides for holdin in position rowsoi` articles, the front wall o said'receptacle being provided with-openings for exposing to view the lowermost article of each row and one of the side walls of said receptacle being provided 'with a discharge-opening in alinement with the lowermost articles of the rows, and a locking device mounted in the receptacle and normally occupying aposition to prevent an article from being moved 4through said discharge-opening, the'rear wall of said receptacle being provided with an opening for enabling the locking device to be actuated and with a second opening for enabling the articles to be engaged and .moved through the ldischarge-opening; substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature, in the presence of two Witnesses, this 25th day of November, 1905.

JAMES E. ALIISON.

Witnesses:

WARREN A. PATTERSON, GEORGE BAKEWELL. 

